EPISODE #6472: COLLEGE WEEK
$1K Tossup: THING
_ _ _ L
_ _ _ L _ _ _ H _ P
Lindsy has earned a FULL SCHOLARSHIP, as do everybody else…
Lindsy Creamer (UT-Dallas): senior majoring in finance who works at a Tex-Mex restaurant from Dallas
Amber Applewhite (Michigan State): junior majoring in comparative cultures & politics from Grand Rapids, MI
Dylan Sacenti (Pepperdine): chemistry & pre-med major who’s a part of a group called Colleges Against Cancer from Vegas
$2K Tossup: PERSON
C H _ M I S T _ Y
_ U T _ _
Amber blanks out, allowing Dylan to solve CHEMISTRY TUTOR.
PRIZE WEDGE (sponsored by “STAR TREK: BEYOND”): a $40 Blu-Ray copy of the movie + $6K
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: BirkSun
Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER
Dylan starts us off w/ $2,400 worth of four R’s, two E’s, but then the MDW’s right side to lose $2,150. Second, Lindsy calls up a $650 T, an I, a $650 S, two O’s, a FP A, and three L’s for that WC…
L E _ T _ R E
_ A L L
O _ / _ I R R O R S
…she gets out of a LECTURE HALL OF MIRRORS for $2,300 and $3,300 overall.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Dylan
Mystery Round: PLACE
All Lindsy here — she picks two S’s for the 1/2 CAR near $600, three A’s, a $900 R, four E’s, three T’s for that MDW, three $800 H’s, and three O’s.
A _ _ / T H E / _ A _
O _ / T H E / O T H E R
S _ _ E / O _
_ A _ _ _ S
She finds herself ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAMPUS for $3,550 more.
PR
Amber: ZERO/Dylan: $2K/Lindsy: $6,850 MDW WC 1/2 CAR
PP/Express Round: WAYD?
Amber leads off w/ a $1,200 pair of D’s, an A, two $900 Y’s, and three E’s, followed by an $1,100 pair of N’s, two $3,500 H’s, two $650 T’s, an I, and an L while on EXPRESS but she oddly declines (why?). Next are a $700 S and the last vowel of two O’s before we show you…
S _ E N D I N _
T H E / D A Y
_ Y / T H E / _ O O L
…she’s won her first $13,100 and will be SPENDING THE DAY BY THE POOL at the Divi Southwinds in BARBADOS worth $6K.
PR #2
Amber: $19,100 cash & trip/Dylan: $2K/Lindsy: $6,850 MDW WC
$3K Tossup: EVENT
_ _ _ _ H / W I _ _
M _ / R O O M _ _ T E
I never had LUNCH WITH MY ROOMMATE in my college days, but Lindsy’s solved it.
Round 4: PHRASE (w/ a ? at the end)
Here she goes w/ two $500 S’s, two I’s, but then T for trap. The same result goes for Amber’s D request. Dylan’s next w/ a $1K pair of R’s, two E’s, but then LaT. Lindsy then puts up a $1,300 pair of N’s, and we have…
_ _ E N / I S
S _ R I N _ / _ R E _ _ ?
She asks “WHEN IS SPRING BREAK?” for $2,050, putting her at $11,900.
DUDS: T (Lindsy), D (Amber)
SOLE LaT: Dylan
Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK
$1,600’s the consonant value.
Amber: R
Dylan: T (DUD)
Lindsy: S
Amber: L
Dylan: N
Lindsy: D
Amber: 3 A’s
Dylan: Y (DUD)
Lindsy: M
_ A R A M _ L
S _ N D A E
Lindsy has a $4,800 CARAMEL SUNDAE.
DUDS (both by Dylan): T & Y
FINAL SCORES
Amber: $19,100 cash & trip/Dylan: $2K/Lindsy: $16,700 MDW WC
GT: $37,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,150
$100K Bonus Round
Cheering on this girl are mom April, sister-in-law Tasha and Tasha’s mom Angela. Amber lands on the first A of AMERICA’S.
Category: PHRASE
Let’s get this biggie started…
_ N _ E _ T _ _ L E
_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N
DHCO won’t add too much more…
_ N _ E _ T _ _ L E
C O _ _ _ N _ T _ O N
She loses by saying CONNECTION and PHONETICAL; taking the UNBEATABLE COMBINATION of the first four letters would’ve won her the $40K.
MY RATING: 6
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 